Education in Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand

Overview

This session gives an overview of the structure of the education systems in Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Topics
covered include secondary qualifications, vocational education, higher education, qualification frameworks, accreditation and recent developments.
The course includes practical guidance on understanding educational documentation from these countries as well as glossaries to assist with interpreting original language documents.

Target Audience

Recommended for university and college staff, professional bodies, recruiters, work permit and visa agencies, careers/ guidance/ refugee and asylum seekers advisers.

Objectives

The key objectives of the training are to:

Achieve an understanding of the structure of the education systems in these four countries including secondary, vocational and higher education and how these compare with the UK’s education system

Identify and discuss key problems which arise when assessing qualifications from this region

Develop the ability to identify and classify qualifications within the extensive range of awards available within each sector of these education systems

Support Materials

Delegates will receive a comprehensive training manual to support the fully interactive session, which will be used in conjunction with the UK NARIC software.

If you are a UK NARIC member then you
may have complimentary training places that can be used for these workshops so that you can attend for free. Your Power User at your institution
or your UK NARIC account manager can give you more information, or email training@naric.org.uk.